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F♯ Half-Diminished Chord (F♯m7♭5)

Notes: F♯, A, C, E. Tap any diagram to hear it.

F♯m7♭5
Notes
F♯ACE
Formula
1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – ♭7

F♯m7♭5 on guitar

Open position · most common
2-0-2-2-1-0
Fret 4
x-x-4-5-5-5
Fret 7
x-9-7-9-7-8

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

F♯m7♭5 on ukulele

Fret 2 · most common
5-4-2-0
Fret 5
5-6-5-7
Fret 8
9-9-8-9

F♯m7♭5 on piano

Other F♯ chords

F♯F♯mF♯7F♯maj7F♯m7F♯sus2F♯sus4F♯dimF♯augF♯6F♯m6F♯9F♯add9F♯7sus4F♯dim7

Half-Diminished chords in other keys

Cm7♭5C♯m7♭5Dm7♭5E♭m7♭5Em7♭5Fm7♭5Gm7♭5A♭m7♭5Am7♭5B♭m7♭5Bm7♭5

About the F♯ Half-Diminished chord

Half-diminished chords (minor seven flat five) are the ii chord of minor keys and a staple of jazz progressions. F♯m7♭5 is built from the root (F♯), minor third (A), diminished fifth (C), minor seventh (E).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the F♯ Half-Diminished chord?

The F♯m7♭5 chord is made of F♯, A, C, E: the root, minor third, diminished fifth, minor seventh.

How do you play F♯m7♭5 on guitar?

The most common fingering is 2-0-2-2-1-0, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play F♯m7♭5 on piano?

Press F♯, A, C, E together. In root position the lowest note is F♯.